Bishop Rowe Reports Alaska Gold Strike at Nolan Creek
The bishop of the Alaska district, P. T. Rowe, describes a major Nolan Creek gold strike near the Koyukuk, noting 8500 pans washed out in a camp 20 miles from the Arctic, claims depth to bedrock, and a potential summer clean-up reaching one million dollars as prospectors rush to the area.
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P. T. Rowe
Iscopal Church
Territory of
Alaska
Nolan Creek
Koyukuk Ris
Bishop Rowe
Olson
Arctic
Asowiere
Koyukuk
P.I
Rawhide
Ada
Moore
Tornado devastates several Nebraska towns
A fierce tornado tore through southeastern Nebraska causing severe property damage and multiple deaths. It wrecked Louisville Bellevue and Richfield with many residents left injured or bereaved. Authorities continued to assess the devastation and aid survivors.
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Springfield
Neb
Nebraska
Louisville
Bellevue
Richfield
Tornado Toll and Far-Flung News Items
Tornado toll in Sarpy and Cass counties rises with reports of extensive property damage and fatalities. Other items note Admiral Evans leaving for the east, Queen Victoria expected to have a child, Vice President option for 1912, a major May fire in Onepath destroying twenty buildings, and Rex Beach heading to Alaska for summer.
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Francisco
Robley D. Evans
United States
Pacific
Ince
East
Onepath
Nev
Mainstreet
Alaska
Daily Gateway
Seattle
Rex Beach
Tornado Causes Widespread Damage in Oklahoma
A tornado swept through Woodward and surrounding areas on May 12, causing extensive damage. Information is scarce from remote districts, but authorities believe scores may have been killed as details remain unavailable.
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Woodward
Okla
Wind storm lashes Arkansas and tornado hits border towns
A powerful wind storm swept southwestern Arkansas overnight, developing into a tornado near the Louisiana border and causing property damage. No deaths or injuries are reported. The same dispatch notes Alaska railroad bills, testing committees in Seattle, and preparations to build a telegraph line from Valdez to Gulkana with an underground segment on Thompson Pass. Honolulu reports Hawaii Republicans remaining uninstructed at the Territorial Convention with six delegates bound for Chicago.
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Valdez
Gulkana
Fairbanks
Thompson Pass
Honolulu
IT. H
Taft
Hawaii
New Coal Land Clause Clarifies Alaska Mine Rights
Washington introduces amendments to open Alaska coal lands including forfeiture of deposits and patent rights for overholding and grants the president authority to set coal purchase prices. Bowling Green reports revelations at a spiritual seance fueling a Common Pleas suit by Catherine Sebastain over eighty acres in Pemberville.
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Washington
Alaska
United States
Bowling Green
Ohio
Common Pleas
Catherine Sebastain
Ethan Pember
Ious
Pemberville
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